Phys. Rev. D 80, 083527 (2009) [9 pages]Evolution of hybrid defect networksReceived 14 September 2009; published 26 October 2009 We apply a recently developed analytic model for the evolution of monopole networks to the case of monopoles attached to one string, usually known as hybrid networks. We discuss scaling solutions for both local and global hybrid networks, and also find an interesting application for the case of vortons. Our quantitative results agree with previous estimates in indicating that the hybrid networks will usually annihilate soon after the string-forming phase transition. However, we also show that in some specific circumstances these networks can survive considerably more than a Hubble time. © 2009 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevD.80.083527
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevD.80.083527
PACS:
98.80.Cq, 11.27.+d, 98.80.Es
See AlsoSee Also: C. J. A. P. Martins, Evolution of cosmic necklaces and lattices, Phys. Rev. D 82, 067301 (2010). |
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